Today, on my way to a local park, I strode through countless piles of extra-crunchy, orangey-brown leaves, swept into the perfect formations for crunching. Fall must be in the air - for a sudden chill came over the day as the sunlight waned, despite the triple-digit weather of the past few days. Wow, California, can't you make up your mind? But to all my friends in other states, yes, we do have weather here, though it plays peek-a-boo most of the year.
Moreover, as I walked along a bridge over the river, a brown grasshopper leapt from a post to the fence, mere inches from my nose. That's never happened before! What a curious and wonderful way to welcome the fall...
There were wispy, spun-sugar clouds sweeping the skyscape and light breezes blowing through the trees all around, and the bright green of the grass cheered my spirit. As much as I love charcoal gray, amber and pumpkin orange, a beautiful green is always a pleasant sight to see. Imagine my smile when I came home to find a quaint-looking little orange pumpkin reposed on the table, its stem curved shyly downwards.
When I was shopping for yarn just the other day, I saw three different shades of orange that called to me. What is it about orange this year that has caught my eye? I'm not exactly sure. I did buy four pumpkin-scented hand sanitizer bottles the other day, however. Maybe it has something to do with nostalgia...
Crunchy leaves, pumpkin-painting contests, candy corn (ahhhh, candy corn) - these are some of my orange memories. But I've always leaned more towards green as a favorite color. Come to think of it, I'm wearing green right now. I've always loved earth tones, especially a deep rich forest green and the varying shades of brown as well as ocean and sky blues.
I do hope the weather settles into a cooler pattern soon, so I can go out walking wearing a warm scarf and pounce on those inviting piles of dry leaves on the sidewalks. After all, life is too short to die.
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